Haw River wreck sends three to hospital

Published: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 06:02 PM.

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Mancillas said the driver of the Ford Explorer refused medical treatment at the scene. A police news release states the two victims not transported by Life Flight were taken to Alamance Regional Medical Center by ambulance.

Westbound traffic on Church Street was diverted from Stone Quarry Road through the shopping center’s parking lot.

The accident is still under investigation by the Haw River Police Department. Check back for more information.

HAW RIVER — Fire department and rescue teams pulled two men from a wreck on North Church Street in Haw River on Wednesday afternoon. One man was seriously injured and transported to UNC Hospitals by Life Flight helicopter.

The Alamance County EMS, Alamance County Rescue Unit, Haw River Fire Department, Burlington Fire Department, Haw River Police Department, Alamance County Fire Marshal’s Office, and Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle accident that stretched from Hollar Street to the Auto Zone in front of The Village Market Place.

The witness who reported the accident said she called 911 at 3:58 p.m. Wednesday.

A red 1998 Ford Explorer missing its front bumper was in the left lane of eastbound traffic, and fire and rescue crews used the Jaws of Life to remove a passenger from a maroon 1995 Honda in the westbound lanes of Church Street in front of Auto Zone.

According to witnesses, the maroon Honda and a second white Honda not at the scene had been changing lanes at fast speeds along Church Street prior to the accident between the maroon Honda and the SUV.

“It was obvious from the impact … that speed was a factor,” said Chuck Mancillas, director of Alamance County EMS.

He said when rescuers arrived on scene, the driver of the maroon Honda was sitting on the side of the curb. The Jaws of Life were used to extract the male passenger from under a crushed dashboard. He was transported by Life Flight to UNC Hospitals with what Mancillas called serious injuries.

No names of the people involved were immediately available.

Mancillas said the driver of the Ford Explorer refused medical treatment at the scene. A police news release states the two victims not transported by Life Flight were taken to Alamance Regional Medical Center by ambulance.

Westbound traffic on Church Street was diverted from Stone Quarry Road through the shopping center’s parking lot.

The accident is still under investigation by the Haw River Police Department. Check back for more information.